Britt Hartley: The Future of American Religion

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• RO

  @rokkitserjun · 1 year ago

  I'd rather deal with uncomfortable truth than live in a comfortable lie.  The truth may make life temporarily harder, but at least when you know the truth, you can come up with actual solutions instead of emotional band-aids.

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• JJ

  @JJSaund · 1 year ago

  I have been deconstructing for 3+ years and have listened to hundreds and hundreds of hours of videos and podcasts. This was one of the most helpful and captivating/thought-provoking. Fantastic work both of you!

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• JD

  @jdnlaw1974 · 1 year ago

  I know everyone is different, but after leaving 35 years of Christianity, I’m so much happier, more giving, loving, much kinder, and my life is so much better dealing with truth and reality. No yoke is lighter than one removed.

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• KE

  @KerstinJ_0291 · 1 year ago

  A Sunday morning sermon with Britt AND Brandon? We are so lucky! 🎉

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• AA

  @aaron_thatsmyname · 1 year ago

  This is possibly the most well rounded, practical dialogue I&apos;ve listened to that honestly addresses these real dilemmas without attempting to completely disavow one side or the other. Confronting death, parenting and cultural traditions, the real loss when someone deconverts... so much gold here that I will be processing and coming back to routinely. <br><br>After deconverting 3 years ago, I have been wandering pretty aimlessly without my traditional Christian guidelines for life and morality. This conversation seriously gave me some clear tracks to run on and put words behind a lot of my confusion. Keep doing this work.

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• SD

  @sdb6757 · 1 year ago

  I recently had minor surgery and was put out totally unconscious. As I was waking up, I thought “no, no! I don’t want to wake up! I want to go back to blessed nothingness “. Since then I really don’t fear death at all.

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• TC

  @tc8073 · 1 year ago

  I am a new “de-constructor” and have devoured hundreds of hours of content over the past 5 months, and this is in the top 5 podcasts I’ve heard to date. Unbelievably insightful and relatable. Excellent job by both of you.

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• MA

  @MasterSpade · 1 year ago

  “Knowledge is preferable to Ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard Truth, than a reassuring Fable.” &nbsp;- Carl Sagan

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• 9J

  @9ja9ite · 1 year ago

  How can I give this video a thousand likes? This was incredible.

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• AN

  @AntitheticShine · 1 year ago

  This video was it, Brandon. These two hours are THE summation of both my hopes and anxieties for my future and what I want to contribute to our world. I’m 23, and I can’t yet imagine how I can help implement any of these good things in NEW ways for society at large. What’s one mere person going to do? It’s really hard to not despair. But I’m so thankful that people ahead of me are talking through this confusing and complicated transition that much of the world’s going through. Maybe these quasi-communities on the internet are already helping us form tangible rituals. All I know is that we can’t do much by ourselves, so I hope we keep taking each step sincerely like you two do with your children.

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• CH

  @Chlore725 · 1 year ago (edited)

  @ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDjgONIs970&amp;t=3741">1:02:21</a> I think it’s one of the hardest feelings to let go as an atheist. She talks about the nice feeling of being witnessed by a higher being &nbsp;and thinking that what you do is a part of a larger project which somehow adds fulfilment. I think for me it also adds to the fact that when you leave religion you are no longer able to blame bad things on the devil and you are forced &nbsp;to reconcile with the fact that bad things happen and are as natural as good things happening which is so hard as we were programmed to not take accountability by religion.

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• DI

  @dirkcampbell5847 · 1 month ago

  Spiritual atheist here. Missed this video when it first dropped. A substantial conversation that goes deep into real issues. Thanks Brandon and Britt.

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